Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1029 Bochen
After making all the arrangements, he dispatched Grani to take him along the winding mountain road, through the five cities and twelve towers on Zijin Mountain, and send him to the gate of Yujingtai.

Fu Yuanshan was already standing there.

"Why so fast?" Shangluo got off the car and asked as he tied up Grani.

"Because the Demon Subduing Order is a talisman order, there is a talisman officer named Tianyi who is responsible for delivering the order. But it seems that a very important prince has come this time."

"Which way?"

"I don't know. But Master Sa is already inside, waiting for you to pass on the order. As for which group, it should be you who ordered it. Didn't you order 50 heavenly soldiers and 20 naval forces?"

"Are there any princes who need Master Sa to take care of them?"

As he was speaking, a red shadow flashed by and Fu Yuanshan covered his waist reflexively.

The Dragon King of Taiye Lake, "Miss Hong", appeared at the door: "Master Sa, please ask Shangluo to come in and pass on your order."

【Hmm??? Wait. Could it be. Could it be him?】

Ziwei Hall, under the dome of Taishi. Inside the golden dragon throne on the Danbi, there is a tablet with the word "Emperor" on it.

Under the Danbi, Shangluo and Sa Shoujian stood side by side, and the old man with white hair and dragon horns bowed in the hall:

"Bo Chen, Ao Zang, the Dragon King of the East Sea, respectfully wishes the Emperor His Majesty His Majesty."

"May your Majesty be well." Shangluo replied.

[It turns out that it is really the Dragon King of the East China Sea. ]

"Just announce the decree here." Master Sa reminded, "Is it an oral order?"

"Yes." Shangluo nodded and said to the Dragon King, "There is an order: Order Shangluo to be the Great Marshal of Demon Subjugation, raise 500,000 heavenly soldiers and 200,000 sailors, and mobilize the divine power to launch a massive attack. Even if it means sweeping away all the houses and flattening the three islands of Japan, the demon Xu Fu must be killed overseas! The emperor wants this demon dead."

"Bo Chen, I accept your order." Ao Zang bowed and said, "I am willing to immediately mobilize 20 sailors to serve as the vanguard of the Heavenly Army, step on the sea and waves, cleanse the world, capture the evil Xu Fu, and avenge the previous humiliation!"

[So there are 20 sailors]

"Ah? There's a personal grudge here?" Shang Luo blinked, "Would you please stand up and talk first?"

"Thank you, Lord Tian." Ao Zang stood up straight. His face was no different from that of a celestial being, except that he had dragon horns and a dragon whisker growing to his chest.

"Um, can I ask, what is the previous grudge between your Dragon Palace and Xu Fu?"

"That evil man Xu Fu asked the First Emperor for 500 boys and girls to present to the East China Sea. However, Xu Fu used cunning tactics to deceive those shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and brought 500 boys and girls to the Japanese island. Over the past thousands of years, 8231 people have been born. Now, the time to collect the debt has come. The 2381 million people on the island should return to the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea!"

Sa Tianshi looked at Shangluo: "So, I called you here. You decide, Shang Tianjun."

"This." Shang Luo covered his forehead, "So that's how it is. So... So the Dragon Palace's proposal is to take in all the people on the Japanese island? Can I ask first, what are they going to do with them?"

"I see that mortals have a short and bitter life, and suffer from birth, old age, sickness and death. These 80 million people should become shrimp soldiers and crab generals. The nobles among them should be transformed into noble sea elders, and receive the secret method of shedding their shells, so that they can cycle endlessly and live forever."

"It means that if you become a shrimp soldier or crab general, you will not die." Master Sa Tianshi explained, "Because shrimp soldiers and crab generals can shed their shells. The best among them can become lobsters. As long as they can shed their shells successfully every time, they can live as long as the heaven and earth and be immortal."

[Isn’t that still a lobster? ]

"It's Mr. Hai Lao." Ao Zang corrected, "The one next to him, is it Mr. Hui Ming? You are polite." [So you can hear me, you are polite, you are polite.] Apollonia also returned the greeting.

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute." Shang Luo raised his hand. "I say, Your Highness Ao Zang, is this in compliance with the law?"

"Of course there is a legal basis." Ao Zang replied, "According to the Great Ming Law, natural interest refers to things produced according to the natural properties of things, such as calves born by cows, fruits produced by fruit trees, and grains produced by land. Logically speaking, human beings are also considered interest. According to the Yongqing Law and Order Collection and other relevant civil law provisions, Longgong, as a creditor, has the right to ask Xu Fu for the interest generated by the 500 boys and girls."

"But, according to the Yongqing Law Collection, the buying and selling of human beings is prohibited, so it certainly cannot be calculated as interest."

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. But the law cannot be applied retroactively. When Xu Fu went to sea, it was still the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty allowed the sale of population as a commodity, and naturally allowed the calculation of population growth as interest."

[Wait, are you two going to start a lawsuit here? ]

Ao Zang replied: "As the Dragon King, it is reasonable for me to come to the Heavenly Palace to sue."

"Wait a minute." Shang Luo pressed his forehead. "I think there is still room for negotiation in this case. According to the current law, they have the right to defend themselves. Why don't we wait until the battle is over, and then I will go to court in Yujing, and you two can debate the case?"

"Of course." Ao Zang nodded, "Dragon Palace has never been afraid of lawsuits. We have wizards and lawyers."

"The court is a place for reasoning. Please don't use magic in court."

[I'm beginning to worry about the people on the island.] Apollonia privately chatted, [Who can represent tens of millions of people in court? Can a matter that determines the fate of an entire clan really be decided by the court?]

"The court can't do that, but the Heavenly Court will take care of it. Anyway, let's delay it for now, otherwise it will be embarrassing. I have my own way to deal with it later."

He looked at Ao Zang and said, "Your Highness the Dragon King, we didn't know each other before, right?"

"That's right. You live on the shore, and we live in the water. Although we serve in the same court, we don't visit each other often."

"Have you ever tried to collect the debt directly from Xu Fu before?"

"Of course we have to go. But the demon Xu Fu used the magic of ghosts and gods to set up a national lock formation, sealing the evil country inside the formation. No one inside can go out, and the Yaksha vanguard of my Dragon Palace can't enter. But recently, we have made some progress."

"Oh? What do you say?"

"Hundreds of years ago, Prime Minister Kame had a daughter named Kamehime, who was stranded on the beach of Japan. A Japanese named Urashima Taro rescued her and invited him to the Dragon Palace. Prime Minister Kame and I planned for a while, and let Urashima Taro eat the food of the Dragon Palace, and let him live in a daze for hundreds of years. Over the hundreds of years, the tides rose and fell, and we sealed the tidal disasters that the country of evil birth should have suffered in a box. When I saw that the time was right, I let Urashima Taro take the box back and made him swear never to open it."

"Huh?" Shang Luo was stunned for a moment, "That box."

"Urashima Taro brought the box in himself. He wanted to open the box of his own will, so he broke Xu Fu's formation. Once the box was opened, hundreds of years of time and a surging tide came out together!"

"Ah, then what? I didn't see Japan being flooded."

"Alas, what a pity." Ao Zang sighed, "It's a pity that I, the old dragon, have calculated everything, but I have missed the human heart. Prime Minister Kame's daughter Kamehime, defied fate and actually pitied that evil man named Urashima Taro. She brought General Bei's daughter Mizuhime ashore and created a mirage to seal the years and floods in the box in Edo Castle. It has been a while now. Although Xu Fu's formation was broken into a hole, it can still hold on."

[Wait. So Xu Fu was so angry that he wanted to find the lesser of two evils and revive Qin Shi Huang, and then have Qin Shi Huang's army attack the Dragon Palace? I read in a book that before Xu Fu set sail, Qin Shi Huang did send a fleet to help Xu Fu shoot a dragon.]

"Lord of Heaven!" Ao Zang bowed and said, "Xu Fu, who deserves to be killed, should be escorted to the Demon Slaying Platform and cut into pieces! As for what happens next, we can discuss the people of the Nation of Evil Birth later. The 20 sailors of the Dragon Palace are ready, and the Crystal Palace has already weighed anchor and is heading to join the North Pole Palace. The dragons will be used to tow the emperor's water palace dragon boats to clear the way for the Heavenly Army. Please ask the Demon-Subduing Marshal to make the decision for the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea!"

"I do have a question for you. Knowing that Xu Fu was alive, why didn't you report it?"

"We have already reported it to the Taoist Master and the Heavenly Masters." Ao Zang replied, "Whether the Taoist Master has told the Emperor is not something that a mere Bo Chen can control."

(End of this chapter)